Paklenica

Went hiking on Paklenica again...after a looooong time....

Spring-like weather, in January

Hard to not notice me or even lose me ;)

Second breakfast and first 'spirit'...one can only try and refuse...

high-tech toilet ;p

New year's trip

Went to Belgium again, but this time I've travelled around some. I've stayed in Gent, again, but saw Brugge, Lokeren and Oostend also. New years' eve wasn't quite to my likings, too quiet ;)

But I enjoyed the trip, I really like the country. Went with J to see ice sculpture show in Brugge-awesome!!! Coooold-even my knickers froze :p

Well, not much to say really , so here are the pictures.

I suppose you all know Manny

Ice warrior

Brugge

Park in front of main train station in Gent

J: This used to be a weeping willow, then they'd cut it down...

Me: What, it wept too loud?

I'm no Dali, but these are my 'Reflections' ;)

Oostend, finally some sun!

Oostend

Happy New Year!

Wish you all the best...

Love,

Mirja

Winter is coming...just perhaps

It's December...should be freezing. But, I'm still able to spend wonderful weekends in countryside...'though not today, was raining so heavily I had to put a towel under my window...

lunch in nature

blossom of the sweetest fruit

the fruit. it blossoms for next year's fruit the same time as this year's fruit is ready for picking

pucuck!!!

and again, my favourites...goats ;)

late november sunset from a hill top

on the other hand...today...noon...

Gent

I wanna go back!!!

Whatta country, what people, culture...beer...liked it all. Liked flying too-was my first time ;)

Taking off made me go wheeeeeeee!!!!! let's do that AGAIN!!!!

I would've get lost at Brussels airport for sure, luckily, J was there waiting for me....Took us some time to find that b&b in Gent (Déjeuner sur l'herbe-i recommend it), but everything was fiiiine with me. Most of the time I was walking the city alone because J was working, but it's a marvellous city! So much to see, and do. On every walk I kept returning to this Belgian waffles place...just couldn't have enough of those :p

Medieval castle "Gravensteen"

Gent

City from Gravensteen

Belgian waffle guy

I'm in Belgium!

And I'm loving it! Pictures and stories will follow, I can't type on Mac with dutch keyboard ;)

Taranto

Finally!

I'm no longer able to update my blog from work - IT system is crashing so I'm netless these days...(and, let's not forget, we ARE in 21st century...)
I'm just gonna write a few sentences about my trip, which was AWESOME!!!

A proper vacation it was. With just a minor downside- I've traveled 25 hours to get there and 27 in return. But everything else was just great! I really enjoyed. I like the city,although I don't think I'd ever be able to drive in that traffic madhouse. And food...not good for my waste line ;)

View from my hotel room

Taranto - old town

Cuban limo in Bari

Lecce

While waiting for my ship in Bari

This little shi-tzu girl made me company in Bari, - Krisia